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Pattern and Devices
Term | Definition |
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Epic | a long narrative poem, elevated in style, serious in subject matter. |
Blank Verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
Free verse | verse with no regular rhyme scheme or materical pattern |
myth | a symbolic projection of a people's hopes, values, fears; a complex of stories (fact & fantasy) that demonstrate the inner meaning of the universe and human life. |
archetype | universally significant image/symbol that carries the same or very similar meanings for a large portion, if not all, of mankind. |
symbol | something that is itself and at the same time stands for something else. |
emblem | a visible symbol |